PROCEEDINGS: LEEDS BRANCH REPORT. II3 



present, and they found between them thirty species of moUusca — not a bad total 

 for one afternoon's collecting in Fulham. The most interesting capture was Vitrea 

 liicida, of which there was a large colony. 



On June ist five members met at Catford in very wet weather to explore the 

 Ravensljourne stream. Including land mollusca, thirty-three species were collected. 

 Ill more favourable weather, the total would no doubt have been larger. Canon 

 Horsley took a large water-beetle with two Ancylus lacustris attached to its elytra. 

 j\Ir. B. T. Lowne very kindly provided tea for^the members present, and afterwards 

 exhibited his collection of British non-marine shells, and also a fine series of rare 

 British plants, growing in his wild flower garden. 



Subsequent meetings were held on July 6th, at Cheshunt, where twenty-four 

 species of mollusca — mostly aquatic — were taken ; at West Drayton on Aug. loth ; 

 and at Bushey Park on Sept. 7th, when a nice gathering of Pisidia (including 

 P. pulchelluni) was made. 



The membership of the branch shows a shght increase. 

 2nd Oct., igoj. J. E. Cooper, Hon. Sec. 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LEEDS BRANCH. 



At the last Annual Meeting, held at the Leeds Institute, on Dec. 9th, 1905, 

 Mr. T. Castle, of Meckmondwike, was elected President, with Messrs. F. Booth 

 (Shipley), and J. E. Crowther (Elland), as Joint Hon. Secretaries. 



Twelve meetings have been held during the year, including the last Annual 

 Meeting, with an average attendance of 5^ from a roll of eleven members on the 

 books, exclusive of visitors, against last year's average of six members from a roll 

 of twelve. 



The death of our late lamented member, Mr. W. Nelson, to which sympathetic 

 reference was made at the time both at our meetings and through the Naturalist 

 and journal of Conckology, and the absence of Mr. A. H. Pawson, P". L.S., F.G.S., 

 who now resides too far away to attend, reduces the actually attending members 

 to ten, and moreover two of the meetings were arranged in connection with the 

 Yorkshire Naturalists' Union excursions. These were not a success from the point 

 of view of attendance, only three members being present on each occasion — the 

 lowest attendance except at the Otley meeting, when only two members put in an 

 appearance. 



The club has had the pleasure of Mr. W. Denison Roebuck's company at the 

 meetings again this year since his arrival home in April after his long trip abroad. 



There have been five indoor meetings during the year, three at Leeds and two 

 at Bradford. 



Of the seven meetings held in the field, the first was at Mablethorpe in April, 

 on the invitation of Mr. C. S. Carter, of Louth, who kindly volunteered to guide 

 the members to several localities for choice species. Although they were doomed 

 to disappointment in regard to one species {Aniphipeplea glutitiosa) as they were 

 two years ago at Cleethorpes, the outing was an enjoyable and interesting one. 



The May meeting was held at Ingleton in connection with the Yorkshire 

 Naturalists' Union's visit to that district. Mr. W. D. Roebuck reported the outing, 

 which yielded very little of note for that very productive district. 



The June meeting was held at Flamborough, again in connection with the York- 

 shire Naturalists' Union. 



The July meeting was held at Leeds, for a visit to the pond at Moortown, 

 where it is said the late Mr. Nelson secured his examples of reversed Limncea 



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